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==Links==
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* [http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/7/877/ENUSZP87-4037/index.html ZP87-4037] (1987-04-02) IBM COBOL/2
* [http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/7/877/ENUSZP87-4037/index.html ZP87-4037] (1987-04-02) IBM COBOL/2
* [http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/1/877/ENUSZP87-4131/index.html ZP87-4131] (1987-11-03) IBM COBOL/2 (Availability)
* [http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/1/877/ENUSZP87-4131/index.html ZP87-4131] (1987-11-03) IBM COBOL/2 (Availability)


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Revision as of 23:02, 27 March 2018

IBM COBOL/2 was a COBOL development environment for DOS and OS/2. Its parts were licenced from British company Micro Focus, so that in fact Micro Focus, IBM and Microsoft were shipping the same compiler engine.

  • Program number: 5604-066
  • Part numbers: 95X3071, 79H5502 (DUA)
  • Withdrawal from Marketing: 16 Mar 1998

Description

Language variants supported by IBM COBOL/2:

  • subset of IBM VS COBOL II release 2 syntax
  • subset of IBM OS/VS COBOL release 2.4 syntax
  • IBM PC COBOL Version 1.0 and IBM COBOL Version 2.0 syntax (with minor restrictions)
  • MicroFocus extensions for the IBM PC

Provided tools:

  • Library Manager - for creation and maintenance of object libraries
  • SORT/MERGE module
  • Linker - linkage editor with support for DOS and OS/2
  • ANIMATOR - source line debug facilities

Version

  • Jan 1988: IBM COBOL/2 Version 1.00

Author

Publications

  • IBM COBOL/2 Volume 1: Compile, Link and Run Manual / Fundamentals Manual
  • IBM COBOL/2 Volume 2: Language Reference Manual

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